Vanity cane



Aprill 6, 1926. 1575622 E. T. RASMUSSEN VANITY CANE Filed May 28, 1925 /72 ven for: 2r/na Z757@ S772 ws36?? 5 CFI Patented Apr. 6, v1926.

EDNA T. nAsMUssEN, Yor Los ANGELES, cALrFoRiaIA.A

' VANI'JJYA CANE.-

Application filed May 28, 1925. vSerial N o. 33,519.

T0 all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, EDNA T. RAsuUssEN,

a citizen of the Unitedl States, andV resident of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County,l State of California, have invented new and 'useful Improvements in a Vanity Cane, of which the following 'is a specification.

This invention relates to canes and espe-v cially to ladies walking canes.

An object of the invention is toprovide a cane having a hollow head providing a num; ber of chambers for toilet or compactsupplies and for containing sinokeis-siipplies.

An object is to pro-vide a magazine in Vthe head and to provide means for shiftingv the magazine so as to project a portion Vof the vlength of cigarettes beyond the head when a cover thereon has Ybeen opened. And'an object is to provide a match drawer operatively connected tothe magazine so that as the lat- Y ter is actuated, `the drawer will "openvand present matches. .j An object is to provide means toV operate the magazine toV present cigarettes andprovide for retraction of ythe magazine by finger pressure upon the open drawer.

Another Objectis to provide for low cost of manufacture by reason of simple. design Vof the several parts, and a ready mode for the assembly thereof. l

It seems a growing fashion of ythe day for the feminine to indulge in the smoking of tobacco, and especially cigarettes, and since ladies afternoon and evening dresses are not provided with pockets and since fat afternoon affairs vanity cases cannot be well carried around andfas the carrying 'of a cane is modish, I aim to provide an article which will be at once ornamental and useful asa container for compact supplies and smokers requirements, and will not be of a ,conspicuous but of a smart character.

With these, other objects and advantages will be made manifest in the following specification of apparatus of one embodiment of the invention; vmodifications, variations and adaptations being deemed within the scope ofthe invention as it is here claimed.

Figure 1 isv a perspective of the cane, showing it tilted over from a vertical position (in dotted lines).

Figure 2 is a perspective showing the vanity pockets open. v

Figure 3 is a vertical sectionshowing the magazine in cigarette projecting position.

Figure-i is a sectional and elevational view at a right angle to that of Figure 3.

.Figure lis a perspective of the crank-pin. vFigure 6 is a plan of onefsection of the crank shaft.

The cane 2has a suitably kshaped-head 3, here ofsquare boxy form, and ,having a hinged lid'l which, preferably, is provided with a miniatureV bust .5 having natural hair 6, which will be that of the owner yof the cane or a near resemblance thereto.

The boX head 3, has a lower main part fixed on the cane2, and an upper section 7 witha top trayS .for a` powder puff coverable by the lid 4.

The `upper sectionf 7 is hinged at 8 to the box 3 and has 'a flap '9 to close over the near mouths of small pockets 10, l1, 12 for rouge, lipstick kand perfume bottle.

`The-.top section 7 form aclosure for the box`2 and hasany suitable snapfastener 13. Telescoping easily in thebo'X 2 is a magazine15, shorter than an ordinaryfcigarette C."

beyond the box mouth so that one may be' readily grasped without picking into the `box or magazine.

Means are providedto` extend the drawer V16 from its side of the bo'X. Preferably the magazine actuating means and the drawer actuating means airecombined for simultaneous action. -Also, I provide means whereby, when the drawer is repressed by hand, the magazine iszretracted. l l

The operating means includes a crank-v shaft formed `of duplicate sections 20 having diametrical facetsV 21 to be overlappedv and yhaving tappedholes 22 to be aligned yto rel ceive the threaded end of a crank-pin.

. Each shaft section has a button head 24 and is laterally recessed on opposite 4sides at 25V to form a latYneck/ZG which is designed to interlock ina segment of a gear 28 which meshes with a rack portion 29 pro'- vided in thedrawer 16, as by fperforating its bottom. The .center of the segment is slottedl tofit snugly on the neck 26 of the crank-shaft section. n

Opposite side. walls of the box r2 are perfosoy Iii)

I the axis of the shaft.

rated to receive and bear the inserted shaft parts and'these are overlapped at their ends 21, and a pin 30, having a T-head 31, is passed down through the bottom of the magazine; the bottom having a pair of down drawn rails 32 spaced to receive the pin 30 whose head is longer than the width of the pair of rails. The lower end of the pin is threaded at 30l to'screw into the crank-shaft holes 22 and thereby hold these together as a unit with whi-ch the pin is rigid. so that as the shaft rotates the pinhead 3l (set across the rails 32) will raise or lower the magazine.

rihe length of the rails 52 allows sweep of the pin-head and in the upper position of the magazine the pin-head passes over the crank cent-er and resting on a near end shoulder 32 of the rails, prevents the accidental retracting movement of the magazine.

When assembled, the buttons 24! lie close to the sides of the box and form ornaments as well as being finger grips whereby to turn or hold the crank-shaft.

lVhen the cover section T has` been opened to uncover' the cigarettes, the magazine will be raised by a relative rotation of the crankshaft and the box 2. rhis is accomplished by gripping the buttons between the thumb and a finger and rotating the buttons.

To be s nart it is only necessary to grip the buttons and freely suspend the cane thereby and then deftly pull the head of the cane with a movement perpendicular to ln this action the inertia of the lower end of the cane will cause it to rock on the crank shaft and to cause the magazine to rise. The same result will be secured if' the buttons are gripped and the cane is dropped from a horizontal to a vertical position.

Finger pressure against the extended drawer wiil cause it to move in and rock the shaft 2O and thereby pull down the magazine.

lVhat is claimed is:

l. A cane box head, a movable cover for the head, and a magazine fitting in the box and movable to extend objects therein at the top of the head when the cover is opened and means for retracting the magazine.

2. A cane head, a magazine sliding in the head, and means for moving the magazine in and out.

3. A cane head, a magazine sliding in the head, and means for moving the magazine in and out; said means including a cranl'- shaft having finger buttons lying against the opposite walls of the head.

t. A hollow staff head, a magazine sliding in the head, and means for moving the magazine in and out; said means including a. crank-shaft having finger butto-ns lying against the opposite walls of the head and a crank-pin to pass dead Vcenter and lock the magazine in extended position.

5. A cane head, a magazine sliding in the head, means for moving the magazine in and out, anda drawer mounted in the head and operatively connected to the magazine.

6. A cane head, a magazine sliding in the head, means for moving the magazine in and out, and a drawer mounted in the head and operatively connected to the magazine; said drawer operative by and on its inward movement to retract the magazine.

7. A cane head, a magazine sliding in the head, means for moving the magazine in and out, and a drawer mounted in the head and operatively connected to the. magazine; said means including a crank-shaft having finger buttons lying against the opposite walls of the head.

8. A cane head, a magazine sliding in the head, and means for moving the magazine in and out; said means including a cranln shaft having finger buttons lying against the opposite walls of the head, the crank-shaft comprising two sections having overlapped inner ends, and a crank-pin operating the magazine and securing the shaft sections together.

9. A cane head having a slidable magazine, a slidable drawer, and a crank-shaft having a pin operating the magazine. and being connected to the drawer to concurrently operate the drawer and the magazine.

10. A cane head having a slidable magazine, a slidable drawer, and a crank-shaft having a pin operating the magazine and being connected by a gear member to the drawer.

ll. A staff head comprising a container having a slidable magazine with rails punched down from its bottom, and a crank pin having a T-head interlocled upon the rails.

EDilA T. RASMUSSEN. 

